Rhode Island's 10 Most Wanted

If you have information concerning any of Rhode Island's 10 most wanted, call the Rhode Island State Police Violent Fugitive Task Force:
Phone: (401) 721-2622 or (401) 721-2618 Fax: (401) 444-1133	Email: vftf@risp.ri.gov In person: NLETS ORI #RISP0000

 

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The Rhode Island State Police Violent Fugitive Task Force was formulated to target subjects who are wanted for violent crimes. The task force also targets prison escapees, parole violators and violent juvenile offenders.

The Rhode Island State Police has joined forces with the United States Marshal's Office and the Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a coordinated effort to track and locate the area's known violent offenders.

JOHN LAIRES
	DOB: 8-27-63 RACE/SEX: WHITE/MALE HEIGHT: 5'10" WEIGHT: 150 HAIR: BROWN EYES: BROWN RI - SID: 0135650 FBI NO: 390900HA2
ALIAS: JOAO LARIES CHARGES: FIRST DEGREE SEXUAL ASSAULT, ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO MURDER LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 380 BROAD ST., CUMBERLAND, RI HISTORY: SUBJECT IS A FORMER SECURITY GUARD TRAINED IN FIREARMS. SUBJECT IS WANTED FOR RAPE OF A JUVENILE AND ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO MURDER IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS THAT TOOK PLACE IN 1987. SUBJECT IS FROM PORTUGAL.

 

JULIO MERIDA
	DOB: 5-12-60 RACE/SEX: HISPANIC/MALE HEIGHT: 5'7" WEIGHT: 150 HAIR: BROWN EYES: BROWN RI - SID: 8703400 FBI NO: 237327CA4
ALIAS: SALOMON ANDRADE MARTINEZ CHARGES: MURDER, TWO COUNTS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 163 ELMWOOD AVE., PROVIDENCE, RI HISTORY: SUBJECT IS WANTED FOR A FATAL SHOOTING OF TWO INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE, RI ON 10-18-87.

 

MAURO MORALES
	DOB: 2-15-72 RACE/SEX: HISPANIC/MALE HEIGHT: 5'6" WEIGHT: 140-160 HAIR: BROWN EYES: BROWN RI - SID: 9600458 FBI NO: 934852AB1
ALIAS: EDIN REYES 12-25-61, DAVID SAMAYOA 2-16-72 CHARGES: DRIVING TO ENDANGER DEATH RESULTING LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 24 HANOVER ST. PROVIDENCE, RI HISTORY: SUBJECT IS WANTED BY THE PAWTUCKET POLICE FOR DRIVING TO ENDANGER - DEATH RESULTING AND NUMEROUS OTHER FELONY CHARGES STEMMING FROM A 4-14-96 INCIDENT IN WHICH MORALES WHILE OPERATING A STOLEN MV STRUCK AND KILLED A PEDESTRIAN AND THEN FLED THE SCENE.

 

JUAN CARLOS MARTINEZ
	DOB: 9-24-67 RACE/SEX: HISPANIC/MALE HEIGHT: 6' WEIGHT: 180 HAIR: BROWN EYES: BROWN RI - SID: 9501379 FBI NO: UNKNOWN
ALIAS: NONE KNOWN CHARGES: MURDER AND ATTEMPTED MURDER LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 79 WALTHAM STREET, PAWTUCKET, RI HISTORY: SUBJECT IS WANTED FOR MURDER AND ATTEMPTED MURDER RESULTING FROM A SHOOTING AT A NIGHT CLUB IN THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE IN FEBRUARY 1994.

 

JOHN JAIRO ESCOBAR
	DOB: 11-15-49 RACE/SEX: HISPANIC/MALE HEIGHT: 5'5" WEIGHT: 150 HAIR: BLACK EYES: BROWN RI - SID: 9501796 FBI NO: 251901XA3
ALIAS: NONE KNOWN CHARGES: POSSESSION OVER ONE KILOGRAM OF COCAINE. LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 894 CHALKSTONE AVE., PROVIDENCE, RI. HISTORY: SUBJECT IS WANTED BY RHODE ISLAND STATE POLICE NARCOTICS UNIT AND PROVIDENCE SUPERIOR COURT FOR POSSESSION OF OVER ONE KILOGRAM OF COCAINE.

 

KOLAWOLE AZEEZ
	DOB: 6-2-75 RACE/SEX: BLACK/MALE HEIGHT: 5'7" WEIGHT: 150 HAIR: BLACK EYES: BROWN RI - SID: 9405303 FBI NO: 217206WA6
ALIAS: KOLA CHARGES: ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO MURDER LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 183 BYFIELD STREET, PROVIDENCE, RI HISTORY: SUBJECT IS A NIGERIAN NATIONAL WANTED BY THE PROVIDENCE POLICE FOR A DOUBLE SHOOTING THAT OCCURRED ON 8-28-95.

 

RAMON VIROLA
	DOB: 11-1-77 RACE/SEX: HISPANIC/MALE HEIGHT: 5'4" WEIGHT: 120 HAIR: BLACK EYES: BROWN RI - SID: 9601507 FBI NO: 177009CB6
ALIAS: RAMONE VIROLA CHARGES: MURDER, CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT FIRST DEGREE ROBBERY, DISCHARGING A FIREARM WHILE COMMITTING A CRIME OF VIOLENCE WITH DEATH RESULTING, SUPERIOR COURT WARRANT FOR VIOLATION OF PROBATION ON A CHARGE OF POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DELIVER COCAINE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 69 JOSLIN ST., PROVIDENCE, RI HISTORY: SUBJECT IS WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SHOOTING DEATH OF A SUBJECT DURING A ROBBERY IN PROVIDENCE, RI ON AUGUST 16, 2004. VIROLA WAS BORN IN PUERTO RICO.

 

RONALD FISHER
	DOB: 1-26-56 RACE/SEX: WHITE/MALE HEIGHT: 5'10" WEIGHT: 190 HAIR: REDDISH-BROWN EYES: HAZEL RI - SID: FBI NO: 456282WA4
ALIAS: RON STEVENSON, JEFF FISCHER, JEFF FISHER, STEVE HARRIS, EMERY FISCHER CHARGES: FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR TRIAL-FIRST DEGREE SEXUAL ASSAULT AND FLIGHT TO AVOID PROSECUTION LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: PORTSMOUTH, RI HISTORY: SUBJECT FLED THE STATE DURING A TRIAL IN NEWPORT, RI, WHERE HE WAS BEING TRIED ON SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGES. FISHER IS A MASTER YACHTSMAN, A WORLD TRAVELER, AND INTERNATIONALLY CONNECTED. FISHER'S FORMER PROFESSION WAS THAT OF AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST. FISHER HAS BEEN FEATURED SEVERAL TIMES ON AMERICA'S MOST WANTED TELEVISION SHOW.